Sale 47: The Westpex Sale

Lot 2369    

Great Britain, 1859 Hand-illustrated cover and two fronts, by the same artist featuring Household Scenes skillfully and intricately rendered in pen & ink, franked with 1d stamps incorporated into the design as is the address, "Countess of Cork, Marston House, Frome"; the cover, a late use of the 1841 1d imperf, is missing part of a back flap; the two fronts bear 1856 1d's with the perfs and borders trimmed off to fit into the design, a Very Fine and beautiful group.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $525

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Lot 2370 ()   

Great Britain, 1866 Hand-illustrated cover fronts, group of seven by the same artist, various scenes, all skillfully rendered, six are line drawings in black & white pen & ink, the seventh a watercolor, all with stamps incorporated into the scenes (two are stamped envelopes), Jan-Feb London or Frome cds's, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $300 - 400.

Realized: $625

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Lot 2371    

Great Britain, 1872 Hand-illustrated cover, featuring a Sign Painter Painting the Name and Address, franked with a 1d plate 123 tied by a London duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $210

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Lot 2372    

Great Britain, 1876 Hand-illustrated cover, featuring an elaborate pen & ink drawing of "Ye Art Critic" Examining a Piece of Art Containing the Address, franked with a 1d plate 100 tied by a Launceston duplex, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $325

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Lot 2373    

Great Britain, 1877 Hand-illustrated cover, addressed in an Elaborate Style using Fiqures to Represent Letters: "Mrs. Erlington, Vernon Hill, Bishop's Waltham", franked with a 1d plate 197 tied by a Chatham duplex, backstamped Bishop's Waltham, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $250

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Lot 2374    

Great Britain, 1877 Hand-illustrated cover, featuring a Scantilly Clad (for the time) Young Woman Playing Badminton with the address and the stamp incorporated into the net, franked with a 1d plate 100 tied by a London duplex, Very Fine and attractive.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $290

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Lot 2375    

Great Britain, 1877 Hand-illustrated cover, featuring a Rabbit Gazing Out of His Hole at a Baited Trap and Wondering "Shall I", franked with a 1d plate 179 tied by a London duplex, minor edge toning, F.-V.F., Londonderry.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $350

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Lot 2376 ()   

Great Britain, 1879 Hand-illustrated cover front, large (10½" x 8½") front with an all-over watercolor scene depicting a "Wolfman" in Top Hat and Tails Playing a Mandolin and Serenading a Couple on a Beach, the man apparently having fallen into a drunken stupor while the woman reads, franked with a ½d & a 1d stamp tied by London "76" duplex cancels; affixed to a backing card, stamps faded and there are a couple light creases but, nonetheless, quite spectacular.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $260

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Lot 2377    

Great Britain, ca. 1880 Hand-illustrated fantasy cover, elaborately and skillfully illustrated, front & back, with an Array of Storybook Characters around a central address with a small, hand-drawn "stamp", signed "B.B.", hand carried; also includes six small drawings in the same style as enclosures; minor flaws, F.-V.F. and attractive.
Estimate    $150 - 200.

Realized: $230

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Lot 2378    

Great Britain, 1881 Hand-illustrated cover, featuring The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland, sent to Lille, France, franked with an 1881 2½d plate 22 tied by Brighton duplex with Calais entry cds and Lille backstamp, Very Fine.
Estimate    $100 - 150.

Realized: $350

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